Rwandan authorities have detained Al-Misbah Abu Zeid Talha, commander of the Al-Baraa Ibn Malik Brigade, and another Sudanese man, Ibrahim Faza, after the pair visited a Sudanese refugee camp in eastern Rwanda, Sudanese sources said.
The sources said the two men were stopped after leaving Mahama refugee camp, near Rwanda’s border with Tanzania. The visit was reportedly coordinated with Sudan’s embassy in Kigali and presented to refugees as a delegation seeking to assess the conditions of Sudanese nationals in the camp and discuss possible support.
But according to the same sources, Talha used meetings with refugees to urge some of them to join the fighting in Sudan alongside the Al-Baraa Ibn Malik Brigade, a militia aligned with General al-Burhan’s SAF and linked to Sudan’s Islamist movement.
The sources said Talha spoke to refugees about developments in Sudan’s war and offered assistance to families, including promises of housing and support for those willing to return and take part in the conflict.
The reported arrests come months after the United States designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization and listed Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade, also known as Al-Baraa Ibn Malik Brigade or Al-Baraa Bin Malik Battalion, as a linked armed group.
The brigade has fought alongside the SAF during the war against the Rapid Support Forces and has faced growing international scrutiny over its role in the conflict and its alleged links to Islamist networks.
There was no immediate public confirmation from Rwandan authorities regarding the reported detention, and the exact legal basis for the arrests was not immediately clear.
